WP3 — Core Technology

Overview

WP3 focuses on defining the technological foundation and architectural framework required to implement both the junior and senior Immersive Prevention Centers (IPCs).
It determines the components, technologies, and data infrastructures needed to create interoperable, scalable, and ethically compliant virtual prevention environments within the Metaverse.

Objectives

This work package aims to define the technology stack and architecture for the IPCs, ensuring a robust, interoperable, and secure technical framework.

The main objectives are to:

1. Define the general architecture of teleclinics in the Metaverse, identifying the necessary service layers (e.g., social VR, data, web) and organizing the main components into a coherent system.
2. Select appropriate technologies to implement a framework of sufficient quality to develop and operate prevention centers that can be reliably evaluated, while mitigating technical risks.
3. Determine which Metaverse technologies to use for verbal communication, avatar management, and multi-user interaction.
4. Adapt existing VR/MR activities (from C2Care and DiverSSity) so they can be experienced collaboratively — for example, in group sessions or under practitioner supervision.
5. Design and implement an “Activity API” allowing content providers to integrate exercises within the Metaverse-based prevention centers.
6. Define and select data collection and management technologies that support the project’s experimental, ethical, and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR compliance).
7. Leverage existing technical resources and libraries available through industrial partners to accelerate development and ensure system reliability.

Summary

WP3 establishes the technical and architectural backbone of the IPC4MH platform.
By defining the architecture, activity interfaces, and data systems, it ensures that the IPCs are not only functional and secure but also interoperable, sustainable, and ready for large-scale clinical evaluation.